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Uralba flood & bushfire risk

Of Uralba’s 117 mapped properties, 6% are in a mapped flood area and 67.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Uralba’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

6%
In a flood area
67.5%
In a bushfire area
117
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Uralba

Flood and bushfire areas across Uralba. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Uralba

Uralba sits in the Ballina council area, which recorded 3,605 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 3,605 total. Figures are for the whole Ballina council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Uralba

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$925,000-1.33%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$725,000+8.21%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Uralba shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).

Zoning in Uralba

Uralba is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other88% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Primary Production

Other12% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Deferred Matter

School catchments in Uralba

Uralba can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Uralba

At the 2021 Census, 13.2% of Uralba’s 266 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English47.4%
Australian41%
Irish12%
Scottish12%
German6%
Italian5.3%

Top countries of birth

England3.4%
United States1.9%
Netherlands1.5%
South Africa1.5%
Italy1.1%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Uralba

Ballina council approved 189 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

189
Dwellings/yr
137
Houses
52
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Ballina council area (not just Uralba). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Uralba address:

Nearby suburbs

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.